Pearson Edexcel International Advanced Level Accounting (YAC11)
Develop financial, cost and management accounting through an accounting-system unit and a corporate-accounting unit.
Specification Issue 2, September 2018
Course structure and assessment routes
- IAS Accounting XAC11: Unit 1 only. IAL Accounting YAC11: Units 1 and 2. Units may be taken in stages or at the end of the course.
Main syllabus content
- Accounting principles, bookkeeping, controls and financial statements
- Costing, analysis and ethical accounting
- Companies, investment ratios and cash flows
- Budgeting, standard costing, appraisal and management accounting
Use Syllabus for the topic checklist. Where the qualification offers options, follow your chosen route rather than treating every option as compulsory.
YAC11 assessment structure
Use the route above to identify which components you take. Marks below are raw marks; the stated weightings determine their contribution to the award.
WAC11/01
Unit 1: The Accounting System and Costing
- Duration
- 3 hours
- Marks
- 200
- Weighting
- 100% IAS / 50% IAL
WAC12/01
Unit 2: Corporate and Management Accounting
- Duration
- 3 hours
- Marks
- 200
- Weighting
- 50% IAL
Key assessment information
- Both units are externally assessed and permit calculators. Each has two compulsory 55-mark questions plus three 30-mark questions from a choice of four; a resource booklet accompanies the paper.
Official sources and verification
Checked 2026-09-04 against the official YAC11 syllabus/specification (PDF). Specification Issue 2, September 2018.
Source PDF pages: 11, 12, 13. PDF page positions may differ from printed page numbers.
Markern is an independent study aid. Check the full official document and your exam-paper instructions, especially exam-year options, equipment and centre arrangements. Older archive papers may follow an earlier syllabus.